The Oregon Citizens Alliance is back, and banking on Soviet émigrés for its revival.

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In front of about 30 people gathered recently in a Salem church sanctuary to celebrate the reunion of the Oregon Citizens Alliance, Scott Lively found cause for optimism about the rebirth of the anti- ...
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The climax of Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Pancake Day or Fat Tuesday, marks the end of Carnival and the approach of Lent. This year it also marks the ground-breaking ceremony for the charitable organization Sisters Of The Road, which is opening ...
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Get ready, tram haters: Some locals want more—lots more.

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In a seemingly sterile office building on Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard, tram fever has broken free of its South Waterfront petri dish and entered the fertile mind of ex-Boeing engineer Ben Missler.W ...
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The snow Tuesday fell thick enough to cover the tracks of people looking to escape work for the day and have some fun. Portlanders from all districts filled the coffee shops and streets, enjoying the day off. I decided to take a walk up Belmont to see how people were enjoying the day.More

Exhaust blackened the snow and drips of condensation fell from the windows of the Number 15 bus that lost control Tuesday morning and lodged itself diagonally across Southeast 25th Avenue, blocking the busy passage downtown from Belmont onto Morrison street.

Driver Eddie Mae stood alone beside her helpless giant and, like countless other bus drivers in the city, waited for help.
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If a tree falls in the forest...save this "pre-obituary."

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When word comes that a public figure is ailing, newsrooms prepare an obituary for the impending death.But what to do if that figure could live another umpteen years before toppling over and none of us ...
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One Portlander tries to re-energize a local currency movement.

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If Tim Sexton has his way, Portland businesses will soon be accepting a local currency as payment for goods and services.Sexton, the 34-year-old owner of a Web development company, wants to revitalize ...
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